Sequoia/San Francisco State Fall 2013 BSN applicants
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Hello!
I wanted to start a forum for applicants that are applying specifically to the Sequoia/SFSU BSN program for Fall 2013. I wanted to invite students who are currently applying, already in...
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Hi all,
I am one of the applicants who got into both SMU ABSN and Sequoia BSN programs. I am now weighing both and I am in a situation to choose one. Any pointers or tips will help me. Does anyone know if there is a guaranteed job in Sequoia Hospital if you do Sequoia program, because we signed a contract saying that we, applicants will work in Sequoia Hospital for 2 years after graduation?
Thanks in advance,
Sue

At the info session I attended the director said Sequoia hired 17 of their grads last year, but some years they only hire a few. I think it's based on whatever Sequoia's needs are at the time. So there are no guarantees, but given the new grad market around here it's nice to have even the possibility of a job at graduation.

Hi all,
I am one of the applicants who got into both SMU ABSN and Sequoia BSN programs. I am now weighing both and I am in a situation to choose one. Any pointers or tips will help me. Does anyone know if there is a guaranteed job in Sequoia Hospital if you do Sequoia program, because we signed a contract saying that we, applicants will work in Sequoia Hospital for 2 years after graduation?
Thanks in advance,
Sue

17 jobs is not bad. It is good news. I thought SMU was the best choice. But now Sequoia BSN in Canada College sounds way too good to be true. Get to finish BSN degree in 4 semesters, costs only 20K all together for 4 semesters, and there might be a job availability. Am I wrong or missing something here? I want to make sure that I got everything straight with Sequoia program before saying no to SMU ABSN program that will be done in a year, but will cost me around $65K.

The info session was in late March. It was primarily for folks who want to apply this fall for the cohort starting in fall 2014. A lot of the info was related to the application process (e.g., you can take the TEAS as many times as you wish; you can check to see whether your prerequisites will transfer on assist.org).

Don't quote me on any of this since I may have misheard, but I can give you some info from my notes. They said that have received funding for 3 more years of incoming classes (starting with the fall 2013 class), but they have had to reduce the class size to 32 (down from 40). They have just changed the curriculum to be competency-based instead of content-based, and yes, there will be 4 semesters instead of 5. At the time of this session, they weren't sure whether they would hold classes over the summer, though, so they said the program still could last 5 semesters (with the summer off). You could try to call or email them to see if they have made a decision about this.

And yes, I'm pretty sure they said Sequoia hired 17 people last year, but they also said that the number can vary widely from year to year. So unfortunately there are no guarantees -- but having a chance at a job is a great thing!

If you have other questions you can PM me with your email address and I will try to answer them. If I'm lucky enough to get in to both programs, I will face the same choice as you one day. Not an easy one! Good luck with your decision.

Hi Bluejemm,
I have also tried looking for the group on facebook, but i couldn't find it.
I copied and pasted it in the search bar and it still shows no results
How can I join?

Hi Sudhasaravan & Melygina,

If you want you can send me a PM and I will reply back to you with a link to the page. I would PM you myself, but since I'm a new member to allnurses I don't have access to the private message function right now.

The only reason (that I can think of) for not finding the Cohort 10 group page is that you’re searching for the group using a search engine like Google, since you don’t have a Facebook account. Sadly one of the drawbacks with a Facebook group is that everyone must have their own Facebook account to gain access to a Facebook group page. So if this is the case and you want to join, just set-up a basic Facebook account and then search for the group again within Facebook and you should find it.

If you want you can send me a PM and I will reply back to you with a link to the page. I would PM you myself, but since I'm a new member to allnurses I don't have access to the private message function right now.

The only reason (that I can think of) for not finding the Cohort 10 group page is that you're searching for the group using a search engine like Google, since you don't have a Facebook account. Sadly one of the drawbacks with a Facebook group is that everyone must have their own Facebook account to gain access to a Facebook group page. So if this is the case and you want to join, just set-up a basic Facebook account and then search for the group again within Facebook and you should find it.

I too would love to join the facebook page- I did search all different ways and cannot locate the group/page. Since I haven't been a member of this site for very long, I cannot PM anyone. I would love it if someone could leave the link/ message me with the link. It would be great to meet people prior to the start date. Also, I am thinking about moving closer to Sequoia/Canada (I am in Burlingame now)